Aerial photos reveal the utter wreckage of Fort Myers from Hurricane Ian, which pulled the city's renowned pier off its hinges. Here are the before and after photos of hurricane Ian which destroyed Fort Myers in Florida.
The damage to the small Florida community was documented in before and after photos, with residences flattened, ships swept onto land, and fires raging through ghost town neighborhoods, reports Mail Online.
The sea looked to have receded from the shoreline, revealing the destruction to the once-tropical paradise, with trees ripped from their roots and roofs ripped off restaurants along the promenade.
Meanwhile, helicopter photographs showed structures throughout the city riddled with holes caused by the storm's debris.
It happens at the same time that Ron DeSantis announced that 2.7 million people in his state are now without power due to the tsunami-like floods, calling it a "once in a 500-year" occurrence.
In order to rescue the thousands of peopl...